Andy Murray has hit out at "draconian" new anti-doping rules in tennis, saying they make it "impossible to live a normal life".

Legislation introduced at the beginning of this year means players must report where they are for an hour of every day so testers can call unannounced. Anyone who misses three tests in an 18-month period could be suspended for up to two years.

"These new rules are so draconian that it makes it almost impossible to live a normal life," the British No1 said. "I got a visit at 7am one morning at my home right after I had travelled home from Australia.

"I woke up not really knowing where I was and suffering badly from jet lag. It seemed ridiculous to me as I'd just been tested four days earlier, straight after the match I had lost in the Australian Open.

"The official who came to my home wanted me to produce identification to prove who I was. He insisted on watching me provide a sample, literally with my trousers round my ankles, and then insisted that I wrote down my own address even though he was at my private home at 7am."

The Association of Tennis Professionals has signed up to the World Anti-Doping Agency code, but admits that the nature of a player's lifestyle can cause problems. "They are unique in that they don't know when they will leave a tournament, how long a match will last, when they have to appear at a tournament, or where they will be headed next," said an ATP spokesman.